go-gtk vs nuklear

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go-gtk		nuklear
	Project
-	Mentions	4
2,077	Stars	1,560
-	Growth	0.3%
3.0	Activity	3.0
3 months ago	Latest Commit	5 months ago
Go	Language	C
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License	License	MIT License

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go-gtk

Posts with mentions or reviews of go-gtk. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning go-gtk yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

nuklear

Posts with mentions or reviews of nuklear. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-07.

Looking to make an image viewer/editor, which libraries should I consider?
2 projects | /r/C_Programming | 7 Dec 2021

Another option that's pure c and a great library is nuklear https://github.com/vurtun/nuklear
Hey guys, looking for a mobile application development toolkit that uses C
6 projects | /r/C_Programming | 10 Jul 2021

If you need the GUI system, then you will be binding against Java and it will be very time consuming. You might be better off looking at some of the young wxWidgets / Qt Android ports. Or simply using a light OpenGL based UI library like Nuklear (or newer).
How do I get started with the Go Qt binding?
14 projects | /r/golang | 27 May 2021
C Deep
80 projects | dev.to | 27 Feb 2021

nuklear - Small, C89, single-header widget toolkit. Public domain.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing go-gtk and nuklear you can also consider the following projects:

gotk3 - Go bindings for GTK3

NanoGUI

fyne - Cross platform GUI toolkit in Go inspired by Material Design

qt - Qt binding for Go (Golang) with support for Windows / macOS / Linux / FreeBSD / Android / iOS / Sailfish OS / Raspberry Pi / AsteroidOS / Ubuntu Touch / JavaScript / WebAssembly

ui - Platform-native GUI library for Go.

go-appindicator - :traffic_light: Go bindings for libappindicator3 C library

systray - a cross platfrom Go library to place an icon and menu in the notification area

goqt - Golang bindings to the Qt cross-platform application framework.

gallium - Build desktop applications in Go and HTML.

android-native-egl-example - Sample that shows how to combine native rendering with Java UI on Android